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From: mommydionne
Date: 03-01-2005, 02:00 PM (1 of 55)
Mary said to post about crafts we are into. I do a bit of everything  but not always well. Things I have tried and have given all my stuff away include... scrapbooking (gave the stuff to my sister inlaw she's really good at it), cardmaking (my daughter inherited that stuff, pretty cute things she makes), lace making / tatting(still in the drawer very difficult, perhaps someday), Things I still love to do and do a lot of .... knit (I produce mittens all winter and a couple of sweaters a year), crochet (crochet lace, sweaters etc), cross stitch (afgans, each kid has their own and a few samplers), hand embroidery, machine embroidery, pottery (on the wheel, really fun and messy!), Things I would like to try... rag rugs, wool rug hooking (very popular here, there is even a guild!), So what do you do?? (or have given up on  )
Jeanette
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From: Pudge99
Date: 03-01-2005, 02:26 PM (2 of 55)
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I am like mommydionne. I have done so many different crafts over the years. Latchhook rugs Cross Stich I learned basic hand embroidery but hated it so never went any further. Pottery (on the wheel and off) Sculpture (mostly with clay but have dabbled with other medium) Calligraphy Rubberstamping/Cardmaking Painting TerraCotta pots I learned how to draw with charcoal & pencil but really didn't enjoy it. Gallery Glass window clings ShrinkyDinks (yes as an adult  )I have a rock tumbler and plan to make some shiney rocks someday I have dabbled in jewelery making with hot metal and torches it was fun. Beading(rings, hair dodads, etc.) Crochet-stockings, rag rugs and bag rugs, pot holders and hot pads. CAC (Computer Aided Crafting) I often use the computer for part of many of the above mentioned crafts I keep everything as I am a packrat, so if I have learned it and bought items to do it, I still have them. Even if I haven't done it since highschool.
Gina
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From: Magot
Date: 03-01-2005, 02:55 PM (3 of 55)
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I have a love of 'making things' It started at my daddy's knee - he was into needlepoint and taught me about colours and combinations. Shortly after that he taught me to knit socks, a passion which I continue to this day. For a while I became enthralled with embroidery - using those paint by numbers types of guides until I branched out into more adventurous 3-D types of stuff culminating in some Stumpwork, I have a stumpwork design somewhere that I really want to have a go on. When I won an "empolyee of the month" competion I was given vouchers which, to my husbands amazement, I used to by a starter lacemaking kit and have enjoyed that - which converts nicely to macrame. A passion I have had for a long time has been art - I can draw what I can see fairly well- I have a good eye - some say I have 2! This has translated into wanting to be able to paint in watercolours - something which I found a lot harder than I realised it would be - but I have successfully produced some landscapes and have branched more into interpretive/abstract painting still using watercolours. I have also exhibited a sculture of mine in Cardiff, Edinborough and London - now I was 15 and it was a schools exhibition but I think I can be proud! This last summer I visited the Henry Moore Foundation and was inspired to make a maquette - first time I have touched clay for a long time. During all this I continue to sew clothing and design quilts - I am working on a contempory take on the railroad block in blues at the moment - and learning to use more than one stitch on my serger. My one and only cross stitch rug was based on a Qumrani saddle cloth. Just love those islamic designs! Have you noticed how quilters holiday photos seem to consist of pavements/mosaics/odd doorways and windows? I write and have published three books - for which I designed the artwork - Artwork is an odd name to put to it - they are puzzle/activity pages for kids put together on the computer. Recently I have started making tudor hats! Firstly an Elizabethan flat cap or bonnet and secondly a French Hood - a copy of one worn by Jane Seymour. The English Gable Hood I made (a la Anne Bolyn) is better talked of in hushed whispers and consigned to a large fire. Still, not everything will be a sucess! love and kisses, Jan
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From: dmoses
Date: 03-01-2005, 03:08 PM (4 of 55)
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Wow, you are all serious crafters! I just want to make something to hang on my door for March. It's March 1st, and my Valentine wreath is still there.!  Anyway, I'm thinking something along the St. Patrick's Day theme, since I do have some Irish in me.  Hmmm, maybe I'll trade in the hearts on February's wreath, for a leprechaun and some shamrocks! (A big green smiley face for March)
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 03-01-2005, 03:52 PM (5 of 55)
Gee, I'm glad to see that I'm not the only Craft-a-holic on this site. Crafts that I have done in the past. As a child, beads. I use to make lots of beaded necklaces. As a teenager. Jewlery. Had a jewlery class in High School, loved it. Made a lot of different jewlery with different techniques. As a younger adult. Macramé. I was really into Macramé for years. Macramed everything from hanging tables and lights to a baby bed that swung my second daughter to sleep. Current Crafts. Knitting. Have been knitting now for 15 years. Everything from hats, gloves, scarfs, to sweaters and vests. Currently into knitting socks, funky scarfs from the new acrylic yarns and I just "fulled" my first 100% wool knitted hat. Sewing. Sometimes as a craft, also I just enjoyed making my daughters' clothes when they were younger. Now, making quilts and quilt blocks. Spinning my newest craft, along with needle felting. A great way to relieve stress. There have been other crafts along the way, but I can't seem to remember them. My husband is also a crafter, he is into rock polishing, candle making and he makes all of our soap. Our young adult children also craft, but their lives are busy. They do make presents for the Xmas holidays for everyone. Crafting is addicting! Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: mamahoogie
Date: 03-01-2005, 06:12 PM (6 of 55)
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Count me in as a multi-crafter too. Sooooo many to choose a favorite from. I started crafting as a child, encouraged by my mother and never quit. As a teen I decorated hollowed out eggs with rows of beads I glued on one at a time, made feathered flowers, and sewed. Now I still sew and started to quilt, I can knit and crochet although not as much now with my arthritis, and I bead, sculpt with fimo clay, tole paint and scrapbook and make cards. ...and I'm married to a man who has no hobbies at all, except watching sports. He is my biggest supporter though which makes it very nice. Violet I've decided to live forever - so far, so good.
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From: Greyhound Lady
Date: 03-01-2005, 06:25 PM (7 of 55)
 Wow! I thought I was the only one who tried things and moved on. Time is the biggest factor for me.I have done: ceramics, needlepoint, sewing, stained glass. These days I am big into helping retired racing greyhounds find adoptive homes through Greyhound Pets of America, Emerald Coast (www.gpaec.com). I have learned to sew collars, coats and beds for dogs, and sell them to help the cause. Have a great day!! 
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From: DorothyL
Date: 03-01-2005, 06:30 PM (8 of 55)
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I'm not much of a crafter -- except textiles like sewing (of course) and needlepoint and cross stitch. I did some bead weaving when I was younger. I've made one doll and am making a second one but she's coming slowly. My real doll passion is 16 inch fashion dolls that I make clothes for and set up little scenarios with the dolls and use polymer clay to make props -- even shoes. If I had the time I could get into the clay thing. I've made my own buttons with it too. Dorothy |
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From: joannequilts
Date: 03-01-2005, 06:42 PM (9 of 55)
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Hmmm have tried different ones but stuck with the ones I really enjoyed. Knitting was something I enjoyed alot but can no longer do. I have stuck to my quilting for many years. I enjoy making minature dollhouses and furniture. I love sewing and embroidery and enjoy my digitizing classes to learn my software. As the old saying goes "Jack of all trades, master of none" lol |
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From: allie-oops
Date: 03-01-2005, 11:13 PM (10 of 55)
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My favorite craft, other than machine embroidery and quilting, is making dolls. Cloth dolls. Art dolls. I have so many ideas and so not enough time, lol!!!!!!! When I first started sewing, I didn't have a machine, so made tons of crafts by hand....felt snowmen, etc. I also love making Christmas ornaments - I give them away every year, keeping one for our tree. I used to crochet, but had to give it up for arthritis. One thing that I'm really getting into lately is photos on fabric....not just photos, but like scrapbooking, with words [I have 10,000 fonts] and drawings too. I just started on this obsession, lol. Allie "onward through the fog"
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From: grandmasue
Date: 03-01-2005, 11:24 PM (11 of 55)
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At first I thought, I don't really do crafts anymore but one trip into my sewing room proved otherwise. I found my glass paints, for painting glassware. I found my glass etching supplies for when painting just won't do. Then there is this big tub of silk flowers for whenever I feel like changing out a wreath or arrangement. And then my acrylic paints for my tole painting, and my macrame yarn because my Mom is always needing a new plant hanger somewhere. and my big bag of fur because I like to make teddy bears from old mink (fur) coats and.... I don't want to look anymore, there isn't enough time to get it all done!
Grandma Sue
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From: esrun3
Date: 03-01-2005, 11:58 PM (12 of 55)
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I too am a multi-crafter. Started at a very young age learning counted cross stitch on gingham. I no longer do counted cross stitch-these eyes are way too old for that! LOL I do stamped cross stitch sometimes, ribbon embroidery as well as regular embroidery. Have done fabric painting, glass block night lights, sewing crafty items as well. Have gotten into quilting in the last couple years and still sew my grandkids clothes & pillows. Also do some home dec stuff. Have recently gotten into computer crafting and card making. Would like to scrapbook but not much time and I've so many pictures it's overwhelming to even know where to start so haven't done much there but have lots of scrapbooking stuff which I use in my computer crafting & card making. Sounds like we have a lot of talented people on this board! Such fun to hear what everyone likes to do! Lyn
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From: Magot
Date: 03-02-2005, 01:47 PM (13 of 55)
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Fimo is fun, isn't it Violet. Have you tried using fondant icing and decorating things on a cake with the same idea as fimo modeling? I like the way that to get realistic grass or hair you can push it through a sieve or metal teastrainer and then just cut off a lump. I made a cow cake for my daughter for her 18th birthday as seen here:http://www.pastrywiz.com/cakes/cowcake.htm Just the same as fimo modeleing really!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Wens
Date: 03-02-2005, 02:54 PM (14 of 55)
| I love to quilt. I just started next year and I can not get enough of it!! I got a new machine for my anniversary instread of a diamond - I just love quilting. I sew also and learned to sew a few years ago from the lessons from Julie when they were first posted!! They were great lessons and I learned so much. |
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From: Hogmami
Date: 03-02-2005, 03:03 PM (15 of 55)
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I would take a new machine over a diamond any day.
Carolyn
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From: speech60
Date: 03-03-2005, 06:13 PM (16 of 55)
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Hello All, I love to do many crafte, but I think my favorite right now is quilting with an emphasis on paper piecing. I like that I can use many scraps on some patterns that have small pieces. I also like to make baby quilts, picture transfer quilts and scrap quilts. Freda |
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-03-2005, 06:22 PM (17 of 55)
Hi Speech60 and welcome to Sew Whats New. 
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From: MaryW
Date: 03-03-2005, 06:25 PM (18 of 55)
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 03-03-2005, 08:13 PM (19 of 55)
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Like so many of you I have quite a few crafts I do. I do cardmaking, needlepoint, cross stitch. Some other things I do are, making faery furniture for my faery garden, making my own paper in which I make BOS. I make altar cloths and many tools. I do glass etching, candle making and soap making. One thing I have been working on is scrapbooks for my grandaughters. They are all handmade in material with me quilting each page with their pictures on them. Nothing real fancy in the quilting basic blocks. I am not a real quilter. I give them one when they turn 1 and it is washable. I figure they want to see pictures of themselves and their family, and be able to have the book to themselves without everyone wondering if they will rip a page. I make more pages but not as many as you would a real scrapbook. Summer Summer
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From: Greyhound Lady
Date: 03-03-2005, 08:29 PM (20 of 55)
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Oh, yeah! I crochet too. Anyone know what I can crochet for a greyhound? Ha-ha!
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From: Magot
Date: 03-03-2005, 11:07 PM (21 of 55)
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Greyhound Lady - a dog coat? Summer - I have always wanted to make paper - it's on my list of thngs to try. Everytime I remove the lint from the tumble dryer I think - hmm, this could work! My difficulty has been finding a frame to dry the paper on - what do you use? Have you tried making candles using crushed ice? YOu fill a mould with crushed ice and a wick and then pour the hot wax in. Ice melts and runs away and leaves the wax set in strange patterns. I believe they burn quite quickly (having not a lot of wax) I have never done this you understand but have seen it done. The is a beaker of wax ends in my house for a lad of 13 I know who likes candle making - We must have circulated the same bits of wax between my house and his for some time now! love and kisses, Jan
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 03-04-2005, 12:03 AM (22 of 55)
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Magot I made a frame out of some molding and screening. I have a few of them and they sit on an old ping pong table in my basement so they are not in anyones way. When I was a Girl Scout leader we did the candles in the milk carton with ice cubes. The girls were delighted with the outcome. I now do snowcandles with my GD and she thinks I am a magician lol. When that beaker is full enough to make some candles they will be very special. Summer Summer
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 03-04-2005, 12:08 AM (23 of 55)
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Greyhound Lady, One day I was looking for a dog coat pattern and I came across this. I do not crochet, but I kept it for who knows what. http://www.greyhoundfriendsnj.org/crochet.htm Summer Summer
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 03-04-2005, 07:19 AM (24 of 55)
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Magot I made a frame out of some molding and screening. I have a few of them and they sit on an old ping pong table in my basement so they are not in anyones way. When I was a Girl Scout leader we did the candles in the milk carton with ice cubes. The girls were delighted with the outcome. I now do snowcandles with my GD and she thinks I am a magician lol. When that beaker is full enough to make some candles they will be very special. Summer Summer, My DH husband makes ice candles when it becomes cold enough outside. He sets out a hot 5 gal. pail of water overnight. Then he breaks the ice on top and dumps the rest of the water out. It makes an ice mold. Then he sets these on our front porch and at night, we put candles in them and light them. If the weather holds and stays below freezing, they can last for weeks. We have even used food coloring with them at Xmas. Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: lilac
Date: 03-04-2005, 08:39 AM (25 of 55)
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I have tried a lot of different things but I have to say that I don't do anything particularly well. I sew a little, quilt a little, crochet afghans a little, am learning redwork but do that in multiple colors, gave up scrapbooking as it seemed like a money pit, did a wee little bit of beadwork in the past and a wee little bit of fabric painting on t-shirts way back when. |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-04-2005, 09:40 AM (26 of 55)
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Liz, those ice candles sound great! You surely have to poke holes in them so that air can get in? I suppose it works on the igloo principle that where it warms it refreezes - nights just don't get that cold here but I wonder if you could adapt the idea for a centrepiece for a dinner party?
love and kisses, Jan
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From: SummersEchos
Date: 03-04-2005, 09:45 AM (27 of 55)
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Liz, My DH husband makes ice candles when it becomes cold enough outside. He sets out a hot 5 gal. pail of water overnight. Then he breaks the ice on top and dumps the rest of the water out. It makes an ice mold. Then he sets these on our front porch and at night, we put candles in them and light them. If the weather holds and stays below freezing, they can last for weeks. We have even used food coloring with them at Xmas.[/QUOTE] That sounds lovely. All the embellishments you could add. At Christmas time if we have enough snow, I dig holes in the snow to surround my driveway and walkway, then make candles in them. Then on the eve, and the night I light the candles for a welcoming of lights. Same idea as using lumanieries (sp?) but a lot cheaper. You can use purchased candles too. What wonderful idea we come up with. Summer Summer
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From: sewingrandma
Date: 03-04-2005, 09:53 AM (28 of 55)
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I also did/do many crafts. Started out sewing, then crochet, knitting, cross stitch, embroidery/crewel, ceramics, doll making, painting (Artex/trichem paints), candle making, candlewicking, latchhook rugs, and now I'm back to sewing.
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From: Sailorliz
Date: 03-04-2005, 09:54 AM (29 of 55)
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Liz, those ice candles sound great! You surely have to poke holes in them so that air can get in? I suppose it works on the igloo principle that where it warms it refreezes - nights just don't get that cold here but I wonder if you could adapt the idea for a centrepiece for a dinner party? Magot, I think it would be a great way to make a lovely centerpiece. But, I don't know how fast it would melt in a warm room. It is an idea to try though. You don't need to put holes in it as the "top" of the ice candle is open. Sometimes it is hard to describe in words, but the ice mold is set on the hard bottom. So it is shaped just like a bucket with the top of it open and you put the candle down inside and light it. Snow and rain can get inside of it. Sometimes if it snows during the night, it will put the candles out. 
Happy sewing/quilting/crafting
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From: Magot
Date: 03-04-2005, 10:05 AM (30 of 55)
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Ah I understand Liz - I thought you turned them upside down! Perhaps if you made them like you do an ice bowl with petal and flowers frozen into the ice and then put the candles inside - they ought to last the length of a dinner party.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: jlwdoby
Date: 03-04-2005, 04:32 PM (31 of 55)
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Registered User Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stony Plain,AB. Posts: 2 craft contest -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- One of my favorite crafts was a flowered candle holder. This is made with a large wine glass and silk roses. You take the roses apart and snip the end off the rose petals. Glue the petals to the wine glass in continuous rows, slightly overlapping. Use the green bits at the bottom of the rose buds for the bottom of the glass, then wrap green florists tape around the stem to the base. It ends up looking like a large rose and is beautiful. You can use it to hold a small candle, odds and ends, jewellery, etc. jlwdoby |
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From: lilac
Date: 03-05-2005, 08:56 AM (32 of 55)
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I think it would be neat if you could put an ice bowl, in a tray, upside down and have the candles inside it to make the whole thing glow. The tray would have to be big enough to catch the water as it melts but you can decorate around the bowl with more flowers. I don't know if it would work but it would be cool if it did. It would be an interesting experiment anyway. Isn't there something you put into the water so your ice doesn't get the cloudy spots? |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-05-2005, 10:47 AM (33 of 55)
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If you turn it upside down you will need holes drilled in it otherwise the flames will extinguish as soon as the oxygen is gone - like about three minutes! I think you use boiled water to freeze as it has had the dissolved gases boiled out. (When you boil water you see little bubbles appearing before the water starts to boil - the whistling in your kettle - that's the dissolved gases coming out of solution as it heats up) Ice you buy from the shops is made with distilled water which is why it is so clear. You can tell I've been doing chemisty at school!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-05-2005, 02:50 PM (34 of 55)
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I think we are all of us 'sisters under the skin' .. I cannot believe all of us have all tried the whole gamut of 'crafting.. here are the ones I can remember trying... Embroidery, knitting, crocheting, tatting, counted cross stitch, needlepoint, crewel embroidery, beadwork, macrame, latch hook, oil painting, acrylic painting, tole painting, wood turning, clay , woodcrafting, Making my own frames for cross stitch, and of course the biggies, sewing and quilting..I cannot remember any more at the moment.. I still love them all, and do them all from time to time, some as my body permits..
Sew With Love
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From: Magot
Date: 03-05-2005, 03:27 PM (35 of 55)
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I never got on with crochet - my things always grew sideways.tunisian crochet I could managed as it was a bit like a cross between crochet and knitting. I'd forgoten about the latch hooked rugs, yes them too. At one stage I remember tinting black and white photos - they had to be printed on a certain type of paper and then you coloured them in with inks/dyes. It is no real surprise that we have all tried so many creative things - I think the surprise is that we are all so computer literate as well! We old dogs are certainly capable of new tricks - or is it that the turn of mind that likes to create something is willing to give something new a try. There is no denying that there is an urge to create in all of us..."made in the image of God" perhaps? love and kisses, Jan
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From: lilac
Date: 03-06-2005, 09:00 AM (36 of 55)
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If you turn it upside down you will need holes drilled in it otherwise the flames will extinguish as soon as the oxygen is gone - like about three minutes! I think you use boiled water to freeze as it has had the dissolved gases boiled out. (When you boil water you see little bubbles appearing before the water starts to boil - the whistling in your kettle - that's the dissolved gases coming out of solution as it heats up) Ice you buy from the shops is made with distilled water which is why it is so clear. You can tell I've been doing chemisty at school! I was wondering if the heat from the candles would melt the hole before the candle lost too much oxygen. Perhaps like carving a pumpkin you test it out to see where the candle leaves a mark and put the hole there? You are clever. Thanks for passing it along and helping us all look smart. |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-06-2005, 09:54 AM (37 of 55)
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You could carve little channels in the base so that there is an air inlet, but I would favour using a heated squewer to melt a few little breather holes in. Bear in mind in a pumkin you already have carved a huge hole in it in the shape of a face which will allow gases to exchange. If you just melted little channels in the base and the meltwater built up that would block the holes and extinguish the flame. Thanks for thinking me outrageously clever! As I say, I've been doing science with the 12 year olds recently so the boiling water thing is fresh on my mind!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: lilac
Date: 03-07-2005, 09:27 AM (38 of 55)
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From: Magot
Date: 03-07-2005, 12:26 PM (39 of 55)
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You should see my demonstration of tectonic plates! 1 fish tank,2 pints of cold custard and 2 slices of toast! YAY! I love science! Today I was playing with a drainpipe tube,mixed silt,sand and gravel and a hose pipe attached to the tap - we made a river delta...woohoo!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Pudge99
Date: 03-07-2005, 01:45 PM (40 of 55)
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Jan, You sound like a great teacher. I only wish that all teachers had your enthusiasm. Can you come and teach my 12 yr. old? Her teachers are all sticks in the mud! I think her teachers have all forgotten that children learn better if they(and the teacher) are having fun. 
Gina
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From: Magot
Date: 03-07-2005, 02:25 PM (41 of 55)
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Thanks Gina, only I'm not the teacher - just the lab tech. I can teach but I'm not qualified - if I went the routs of becoming qualified I would lose myself under paperwork,marking,curricula and governement schemes and have No Time To Play. This is a Bad Thing. Adults need to Play. So I have the crap paid job and sleep at nights without the stress. Go Me! (We made sedimentary rocks the other day with sand and stuff - they all looked like dog pooh!) love and kisses, Jan
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From: lilac
Date: 03-07-2005, 04:24 PM (42 of 55)
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It is so much easier to become enthusiastic when you are around enthusiastic people. I bet the kids really love you. And the dog poo too because anything gross is teally cool. Took our brood to the aquarium and our 6 year old was facinated in learing what penguin poo looked like. You just never know what will get them excited about learning. If you love what you do then you are quite lucky. I can't help wonder where you come up with all the experiments you do. Is there a book with all that stuff in it? |
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From: Magot
Date: 03-07-2005, 04:49 PM (43 of 55)
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It is the school national curriculum taught across England - it has been revamped in the last few years and is excellent. Thin about science is, some peoppel learn by listening, some by seeing and some by doing. We do all of those and so peple get the message three times in a different form each time and it;s is therefore re-enforced. I also have an excellent head of science who is very enthusiastic. This has gone w-a-y off topic!
love and kisses, Jan
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From: shirleyp
Date: 03-07-2005, 09:50 PM (44 of 55)
| A friends son of ours is a teacher. He wanted to get the kids enthused in school so he set up a big archeological site outside. The kids got so involved they didn't want to go home when school was out for the day. I thought this was a great idea. |
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From: ellymolin
Date: 03-11-2005, 10:05 PM (45 of 55)
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Lately I'm enjoying quilting the blocks Joanne posts every month, learning lots. Sewing is so relaxing for me, time flies by when I'm in my sewing room...usually I work on something complicated for a while, then finish off by whipping up a couple of potholders or something really quick & easy with my serger (which I haven't completely mastered yet). I knit dishcloths with the Bernat cotton, they knit up quickly, make nice stocking stuffers, and I give them to my sisters and friends who don't knit. Elly |
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From: LeapFrog Libby
Date: 03-12-2005, 12:59 PM (46 of 55)
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My quilting class for this six weeks period (once a week for 6) is working on a couple different projects this time.. I am making a 'rag jacket' out of a sweat shirt..We were given a list of squares and rectangles to cut from 6 fat quarters and then you sew them in place lengthwise and crosswise in a grid with wavy instead of straight lines ( do not finish edges and leav a little space on edges for ravelling).. I forgot to mention , we had to remove the stitching of sides and sleeves so it could be laid out flat.. Finish botton and sleeve hems and front center . ( has been cut down the center front) Then launder a couple of times.. Makes a really cute jacket..Some are putting a frog on the neckline, but I'm just leaving mine open..I'm binding my center front and leaving the binding edges to ravel.. I cut on the straight so it would ravel..I stitchedin place so it would only ravel so far.. Next weel is our last week.. (Show and Tell) so I'm trying to finish mine.. Its fun to work on..
Sew With Love
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From: Magot
Date: 03-12-2005, 01:06 PM (47 of 55)
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Now that is thinking outside of the box, Libby. I see a pattern and the only variations I can see in it are generally fabric choices. My daughter is a lot better at working out embellishments than I am. I keep thinking one of these days I shall get up the courage to sew all sorts of tapes and zips to a black t-shirt to punk it up a bit.
love and kisses, Jan
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From: Hogmami
Date: 03-12-2005, 01:35 PM (48 of 55)
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Libby, I would like to see a picture when you get done. What you are doing is one of the things I want to do. Right now I am making a chenille jacket. I took the sweat shirt apart. Put 3 layers of flannel and sewed at a 45 degreee angle. I am really to put back together and am trying to decide if I want to put a zipper in.
Carolyn
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From: gab10
Date: 03-12-2005, 04:53 PM (49 of 55)
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Hi, I am making cloth dolls for my grand daughters. I am using a pattren from the 19th century her name is Sophie, she has outfits that teach you something different with each pattren, and each pattren has a toy to go with it. I am making a Pruple dress and Red hat outfit for the doll for my Red Hat Group. I got the pattren from my Needle Point Shop that is put out by the North Country Needlework School. Their web site has a pic of the doll and dresses. McCalls has it too but a little different pattrens. They are fun and the girls like them. Happy Stitching Gail
Sewing and & Crafts fill my day...not to mention my sewing room, closets, dining room table, and family room! Happy Stitching Gail
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From: Sewmoody
Date: 04-03-2005, 02:02 PM (50 of 55)
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Hi, I have been into crafts all my adult life and that's too many years to even think about. But my current joys are quilting, ma. embroidery and some garment sewing, tote bags, purses etc and counted cross stitch (the old fashioned way). I have older granddaughters so make them all kinds of bags, beach bags, hand bags etc. My real latest joy is finding this sewing forum, I love it. Wanda |
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From: Vanessa's sewin
Date: 04-03-2005, 05:08 PM (51 of 55)
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I guess I am not the only with a craft addiction. I have been into crafting as long as I can remember. I'm a lot younger than most of you, but I've still tried lots. Scrapbooking. I still like this and have tons of stuff. but I work on it sporadically. Rubber stamping for cards. Love it and actually sell some of it. Rug Hooking. I took classes for this last year and loved it. The problem is that it is expensive, and I don't have a good source for used wool here in FL. When we move next year, I might take it back up. Plus your arm gets really ripped up! Ouch! Floral Design: i took classes for this in college. I did my own wedding, so it was worth it. I only use it when the occasion calls for it now. Sewing/Quilting/my new addiction: Machine embroidery. 'nuf said! Crocheting. Still do it. I really want to learn how to knit, but where is the time!?Basically, whenever I see anything, my brain thinks: "Hey, I could make that myself." And I usually try to do it. |
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From: Pepsigal
Date: 04-05-2005, 11:45 PM (52 of 55)
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I sew. I do tole painting. I crochet. I'm slowly learning card-making. I think if I were to start another craft, I would be dis-owned by Tony. LOL Maggi Have a great day! :)
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From: natred2
Date: 04-30-2005, 04:53 PM (53 of 55)
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I get in to a lot of trouble because of crafty stuff I find on the net... I blame my mother I learned to hand stitch at the age of 6, I made my own baby doll clothes. Then a neighbor who baby sat me on occasion helped me make a doll chair out of a Quaker Oats container... makes a nice little storage area under the seat. By the time I was 12 I had my own sewing machine ( I loved that machine) it was an OLD White machine built in cabinet, with all kinds of attachments that my parents had gotten at an auction. Hand embroidery since I was 10 shortly followed by crocheting, then knitting, rug hooking, decopage, candle making, soap making ( hey it was the 70's) I still do all of those crafts, plus paint ceramics, mosiacs and my newest and most expensive addiction-machine embroidery ( I think I remembered them all) Like Vanessa says... Hey, I could make that myself." I always at least have to try something once
Don't be so open minded your brains fall out.
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From: Pepsigal
Date: 04-30-2005, 05:20 PM (54 of 55)
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I'm tired just reading all your crafts. I would be shot on sight if I had that many things on the go. LOL Maggi 
Have a great day! :)
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From: natred2
Date: 05-23-2005, 10:08 AM (55 of 55)
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Hahaha... it makes me tired too
Don't be so open minded your brains fall out.
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